Cavs looking to stop losing skid against tanktastic Suns

After failing to pick up a game during their four-day weekend in Los Angeles, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the gift of facing the Phoenix Suns, who have been the league’s worst team since Jan. 1, going 5-25.

The Suns currently have the second-worst record in the league, a 1/2 game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the top odds at getting the No. 1 pick in the upcoming lottery, according to Tankathon.com.

Meanwhile, the Cavs have hit a tough skid and their first extended stretch of rough play thanks to injuries. It’s unclear whether Rodney Hood (back) will be available while Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and Cedi Osman are all out for an extended period.

Larry Nance Jr. has averaged a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds over the last four games but the Cavs have just gone 2-2 over that span. Mostly, they’ve been exposed inside. Despite all of Nance’s talent, the Cavs are just incredibly thin in the middle, which has been exposed lately.

However, the Cavs have the gift in facing the Suns who are one of the worst defensive rebounding teams in the league. Also from a size perspective, Tyson Chandler is probably the biggest thing the Cavs have to worry about. The rest of Phoenix’s big men are pretty undersized.

Devin Booker is expected to play after missing a few games. And that will be Cleveland’s biggest worry from a defensive perspective.

LeBron should be able to feast against the Suns but he likely wouldn’t want to use one of his better games against this Suns team. The Cavs need to rack up this win because their road trip continues on Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers riding the NBA’s longest current win streak at 10 games.

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